PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dasani Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Thiago

175 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

180 cm
27
178 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dasani Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Thiago.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva throws a right and a left that Thiago avoids nicely.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thiago.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thiago.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thiago to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thiago counters with a left to the body.
Silva throws a right and a left that Thiago avoids nicely.
Thiago lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Thiago counters by clinching up.

Thiago breaks the clinch.
Thiago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a series of punches but Thiago moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Thiago moves into the clinch.

Thiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thiago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thiago counters with a solid body kick.
Thiago scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thiago lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Thiago lands a jab to Silva's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Thiago counters with a solid body kick.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Thiago gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thiago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.

Thiago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thiago counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thiago, right into the meat.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thiago counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thiago. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thiago lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
A good leg kick by Thiago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Thiago dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thiago finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Dasani Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Thiago moves away and avoids it.

Thiago closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.

Thiago manages to break the clinch.

Thiago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Thiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Thiago's head but Thiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Thiago moves into the clinch successfully.

Thiago breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thiago scoring well with a low kick there.
Thiago misses with a few strikes there.
Thiago throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thiago. Thiago obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Thiago cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a right hand that Thiago ducks under and follows up with a left that Thiago also avoids with ease.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thiago. Thiago obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thiago throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thiago in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thiago lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thiago thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thiago connects with a jab.
Thiago scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thiago.
Thiago wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thiago throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Thiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thiago counters with a head kick.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thiago.
Thiago digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.

Thiago moves into the clinch.

Thiago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thiago is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thiago punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Thiago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thiago.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thiago.
Thiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thiago counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dasani Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thiago throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Thiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Paulo Thiago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thiago fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Thiago paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Thiago closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.

Thiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thiago.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thiago darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thiago throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thiago looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Paulo Thiago is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a combination
and Thiago counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thiago dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Thiago throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crunch! Thiago slams his shin into Silva's torso.

Thiago rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Thiago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thiago has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Thiago!